Trax Gurkha - As good as it gets??

This is a discussion on Trax Gurkha - As good as it gets?? within 4x4 Vehicles, part of the 4x4 & Off-Roading category; It is a matter of concern because those employees driving the car to the dealer covering apprx 1000 odd kms ...

It is a matter of concern because those employees driving the car to the dealer covering apprx 1000 odd kms 'might not' be bothered with niceties like running in the engine etc and might just go full blast down the highway.

No lurker, handling of the vehicle during this trip is not a concern - even the Bolero's are handled quite well during this drive. Just go up any highway leading to Pune / Mumbai / Nashik [for M&M and Tata] and you'll see. You could even ride in one of these for a few bucks ..

No lurker, handling of the vehicle during this trip is not a concern - even the Bolero's are handled quite well during this drive. Just go up any highway leading to Pune / Mumbai / Nashik [for M&M and Tata] and you'll see. You could even ride in one of these for a few bucks ..

Certainly hope that they do drive carefully. Else asking customers to be 'extremely careful' while running their engines in would be an insult.

Are you sure this applies to Force Motor wallahs too ?? M&M and Tata might have many vehicles to send across. Whreas the Tempo Trax aka Forcewallah's might just have 1 or 2 with possibly a lone employee ? Actually makes me shudder at the thought !

Quite simple to check the handling - Nashik or Kandivli for M&M, Pune for Tata & Force - the vehicles are driven, so all one has to do is reach the factory gates and follow the vehicles.

From the information I have, these guys would be on contract - not employees. I would bet on the Trax's also being driven down. I only havent seen Safari's, yet - hence the lack of confirmation in my prev post.

The only other thing that comes up is that our vehicles have done about 1000km more [for us BLR guys] than the odo display as we see it.

Yes they drive the vehicle down all the way from Pithampur ( not Pune ) . Only Minidor is manufactured in Pune.

They have shift drivers who drive from Pithampur to a mid point "yard" . From that "yard" it comes to Belgaum yard. Then from belgaum yard it is driven by an other driver to Nelamangla. And oddly , from nelamangla an other driver drives it to Dealer ( 40 Km ) .

Looks like this is the answer for my off roading needs. From what iread here makes my Classic look like an urban vehicle. If the Judo can do what it shows in the video, i can tell you from my own experience that the Classic needs to do a lot of learning.

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Isn't it a strange place for an intercooler? I mean, there is no air flow through the IC to effectively cool the intake charge. Most IC installations I have seen are in front of the radiator or above the engine and fed air by an air scoop, auxillary fan etc.